We Like You so Much and Want to Know You Better

Publisher's Summary

A million people, a billion, wanted to be where Mae was at this moment, entering this atrium, 30 feet high and shot through with California light, on her first day working for the only company that really mattered at all.

A story from The New York Times Magazine, adapted from The Circle, a new novel by Dave Eggers.

Half way through this chilling story my skin began to crawl. Vampires, zombies and Cthulu have never really done it for me, but this modern tale of true believers in a technologically unlimited world will keep me awake tonight. Eggers engineers a flawlessly incremental slide into smiling, wide-eyed hell, and Dion Graham rings the perfect notes of mindless sincerity to turn your stomach and whiten your knuckles during the ride.

13 of 13 people found this review helpful

Janae

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA, United States

1/10/13

Overall

Performance

Story

"I was taken aback"

What did you love best about We Like You So Much and Want to Know You Better?

The summary of the story was accurate, but did not give justice to this short story; filled with mental and voyeuristic action. Loved it!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Mae. I identified with how she was comfortable keeping her thoughts and actions to herself, but was challenged later on in the story.

What about Dion Graham’s performance did you like?

I was taken aback by how fast he was talking, at first.. But, as I kept listening, his delivery made perfect sense. I wasn't ready, but he kept my attention with every word he spoke.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Absolutely!

Any additional comments?

More, please!

11 of 11 people found this review helpful

Amanda

IL United States

21/04/14

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Performance

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"Interesting..."

Not what I was expecting. It is an interesting take on technology and social interactions. Of course its just a preview, but I will probably end up getting the full book to see what happens.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

James

Austin, TX, United States

31/01/14

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Performance

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"Modern Modernity"

What did you love best about We Like You So Much and Want to Know You Better?

Eggers offers a haunting look at technology and it's affect on us with "We Like You So Much and Want to Know You Better". I listened with little to no knowledge of what the actual story was. What I got from it at first, seemed like a coming of age story, later it morphed into a sort of modern societal drama.

If you’ve listened to books by Dave Eggers before, how does this one compare?

I've read/am reading Eggers and this story was refreshingly different. It's a short story, and as such requires a different sort of storytelling to have an impact. If you go into this expecting the "stream of consciousness" narrative normally provided. You might be disappointed.

What does Dion Graham bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I enjoyed Dion's performance because he didn't intentionally change the tone of the surroundings as the story became more subversive. There was a very... almost awkward normality to his method that added to the creep factor. The strangest moments were made even more odd, not because the conversation intensified, but rather because it remained so matter of fact.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Show us what you know.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Red Apple Reader

29/11/13

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Performance

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"Compelling (disturbingly so!) Short Story"

Wow!

I listened to this short in two sittings....and found that every single scene, every single detail mattered to the conclusion. The plot evoked disturbing realities (in a very humorous way) of our "connected" world. Made me think!

The plot worked amazingly well. I was impressed with the depth of characterization (especially as this was a short), the pacing, the secondary characters. I think I'll enjoy it every bit as much a second time through....which I may very well get to sometime in the future. It deserved five stars THAT much.

Highly recommended.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Joselyn Raquel MB

Panamá

15/11/16

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Performance

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"a chilling and interesting book"

wao well, it was pretty harmless at the beginning but damn poor may, I mean i understood she worked for a tech company but party points and everything shared? I mean, I understand thats how society is working at rhisbpoint but that you really dont have a choice over that and should do it, was like people really think like that? damn for me it was scary to know that kind of possible train of thought.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

sean huebner

27/05/16

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Performance

Story

"Thought provoking"

While I do not count myself among the wearers of tinfoil hats, this story just might get you thinking in that direction. Fabulously written and we'll performed. I will definitely be recommending this one to friends and family!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Jeremy L. Hebert

Destin, FL

23/03/15

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Performance

Story

"Loved it. The premise is very chilling & possible"

The free preview was so good i HAD to get to download the full version . I'm so glad I did. I listened to the novel in one day. I've listened to almost 500 books. over the past 3 years since being a stay at home mom and this is one of my top 10 favorites

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Amazon Customer

IA USA

23/03/15

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Performance

Story

"Wow thought provoking!!"

I wonder if this is what it's like to work at one of those " fun tech company campuses". Somehow I feel as though the main character was being indoctrinated into a tec cult? But instead of drinking Kool Aid, she was asked to give her life over to the proliferation of superfluous information.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Cheryl

Douglasville, GA, United States

25/07/14

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"Great Short Story"

I really liked this short story by Dave Eggers. It definitely implies a social message and has me now interested in reading the entire book, "The Circle."

The narrator, Dion Graham, performed it perfectly.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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kent

24/01/15

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"thought making"

a really thought prevoking story. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to any one like me who is a geek freak.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Amazon Customer

23/09/16

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Performance

Story

"Fascinating"

I cannot wait to read Waiting for Autumn as I was captivated the whole way through.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

hazanne

4/06/16

Overall

"consummerism"

Enlightened story about how an innocent young girl is manipulated into the mass market consumption that is frighteningly current.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

Katy

22/10/15

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"Yeah, good story 👍"

This was good and fun. Thought provoking etcI felt like It ended very suddenly probably because I was enjoying it so much. Worth. A listen :-)

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

UsefulThings

8/05/15

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Performance

Story

"1984 type short for the age of social media"

An enjoyable short story about where social media is taking us.

The narration was pretty good, and I enjoyed the way the characters were brought across. I will be looking into listening to "The Circle", which this was adapted from.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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